Sleeve - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sliːv|  American pronunciation of the word sleeve
Brit.  |sliːv|  British pronunciation of the word sleeve

noun

- the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm (syn: arm)
- small case into which an object fits

Extra examples

The joint is covered with a metal sleeve.

Edge the sleeve with lace.

I felt someone tugging on my sleeve.

You can hardly see the mend in the sleeve.

He sewed a patch onto his sleeve.

I caught my sleeve on a snag and tore it.

I felt someone tugging on my sleeve.

He felt a gentle tug on his sleeve.

My sleeve hitched on the nail.

She twitched him by the sleeve.

Miss Perry caught hold of my sleeve and pulled me back.

A colourful design was embroidered on the sleeve of the shirt.

Joe was tugging at her sleeve.

The friction frayed the sleeve

A quaint pouf sleeve.

Word forms

noun
singular: sleeve
plural: sleeves
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